{"id":67309,"date":"2026-05-02T05:28:31","date_gmt":"2026-05-02T03:28:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/chestxray.co.za\/?post_type=product&#038;p=67309"},"modified":"2026-05-02T05:28:41","modified_gmt":"2026-05-02T03:28:41","slug":"soda-ash-light-1000kg","status":"publish","type":"product","link":"https:\/\/chestxray.co.za\/?product=soda-ash-light-1000kg","title":{"rendered":"Soda Ash Light 1000kg"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Soda Ash Light 1000kg<\/p>\n<p>Soda Ash Light (Sodium Carbonate) is a versatile chemical used across many industries for pH control, cleaning, and as a raw material, primarily in detergents (as a builder\/softener), water treatment (pH adjustment), chemicals (producing other sodium compounds like baking soda), pulp &amp; paper, textiles, and even food processing (acidity regulator). <\/p>\n<p>Its fine, light powder form makes it ideal for detergents and processes needing quick dissolution, while it also serves as a degreaser, bleaching agent, and pH buffer in various applications. <\/p>\n<p>Key Uses by Industry:<br \/> Detergents &amp; Soaps: A core ingredient (builder) in powdered detergents, it softens hard water by removing calcium\/magnesium, boosts cleaning, and helps disperse soil.<br \/> Water Treatment: Adjusts pH in industrial and drinking water, neutralizes acidity, and helps remove heavy metals.<br \/> Chemical Manufacturing: A crucial precursor for producing sodium bicarbonate, sodium silicate, and other chemicals.<br \/> Textiles: Used in dyeing, bleaching, and finishing processes to adjust pH and fix dyes.<br \/> Pulp &amp; Paper: Aids in separating cellulose fibers during pulping.<br \/> Food Industry (Food Grade): Acts as an acidity regulator (E500) and processing aid.<br \/> Environmental: Used in flue gas desulfurization to remove pollutants like sulfur dioxide.<br \/> Other: Used in oil refining, ceramics, pharmaceuticals, and for cleaning grease from concrete.<br \/> It is also called Sodium Carbonate<\/p>\n<p>Dense soda ash is mostly used in the manufacturing of industrial chemicals<\/p>\n<p>Light soda ash is <b>used as a pH regulator in various industrial processes<\/b> and washing soda is utilized in washing detergents and soaps to upgrade their cleaning abilities.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Soda Ash Light 1000kg<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Soda Ash Light, 1000kg<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"template":"","meta":[],"product_brand":[],"product_cat":[24937],"product_tag":[17935],"class_list":["post-67309","product","type-product","status-publish","product_cat-other-miscellaneous-other-disposable-consumables-items","product_tag-soda-ash-light-1000kg","first","instock","shipping-taxable","purchasable","product-type-simple"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/chestxray.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/product\/67309","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/chestxray.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/product"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/chestxray.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/product"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/chestxray.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=67309"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"product_brand","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chestxray.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fproduct_brand&post=67309"},{"taxonomy":"product_cat","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chestxray.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fproduct_cat&post=67309"},{"taxonomy":"product_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chestxray.co.za\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fproduct_tag&post=67309"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}